What Organs Are Affected With Brittle Diabetes?
Brittle diabetes is characterized by marked fluctuations in blood glucose levels. It can occur in type 1 and type 2 diabetics, but it is more common in type 1 diabetics although the incidence is very low. A review article in the September 2006 issue of “Annales d’ Endocrinologie” reports that the incidence of brittle diabetes is 3 per 1000 in type 1 diabetic patients. Persistently high glucose levels play a role in causing the complications of diabetes. These complications include cardiovascular disease, kidney, eye and nerve damage. A study in the journal “Lancet” reports that diabetic complications occurred in 67 percent of patients with brittle diabetes and 25 percent of patients with stable diabetes.
